'Fanfan La Tulipe' is a swash-buckling romantic comedy full of fun and frolics directed with finesse by Christian Jacque and starring the legendary Gerard Philipe as the hero. Set during the reign of Louis XV Fanfan La Tulipe a known womaniser and skilled swordsman is forced by his countrymen to marry his latest conquest a peasant girl. But on his way to the wedding he encounters a 'fortune teller' who tricks him with predictions of marrying a Princess so he enlists in the King
August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. The next day, the king keeps fulfilling his duties and obligations, but his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and weakens increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the greatest King of France death from gangrene, surrounded by his doctors and closest advisors, speaking in frantic, whispered tones about their options, in an era in which little is known of such illnesses. Albert Serra's new film, The Death of Louis XIV, is an adaptation of the Duc de Saint-Simon's memoirs, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud as the Sun-King. The cult actor, who worked with all major directors from the Nouvelle Vague after being discovered in Truffaut's The 400 Blows, plays the dying king who can barely move from his bed in the Château de Versailles. His relatives and his closest counsellors come in turns at his bedside, but he attends only a few meetings and can barely rule his kingdom. His secret wife Madame de Maintenon, and his doctor Fagon dread his last breath and try to hide it from the public, to preserve the future of France. Shot in rich colour with extraordinary lighting, Jean-Pierre Léaud, in his costume, hair and poses, fully embodies the last few days of the longest serving king of France, who, with his seventy two years in power, changed the face of the monarchy and of France.
Mixed martial arts event based on the global cage fighting phenomenon Ultimate Fighting Championship. Featured bouts: 1.Renato 'Babalu' Sobral vs. Pierre Guilett 2.Curtis Stout vs. Sol Gilbert 3.Gabriel Santos vs. Mark Weir 4.Jorge Rivera vs. Alex Reid 5.Melvin Manhoef vs. Mathias Riccio 6.Jean Silva vs. Leigh Remedios 7.Sami Berik vs. Jeremy Bailey 8.Antony Rea vs. Evangelista 'Cyborg' Santos 9.Dan Burzotta vs. Andy Costello 10.Robert Berry vs. Andy Harby 11.Chris F
Bout Listing: 1. Jean Silva v Vitor Ribeiro 2. Andy Costello v James Thompson 3. Melvin Manhoef v Fabio Piemonte 4. Mark Weir v Kyosuke Sasaki 5. Marcelo Azevedo v Jorge Rivera 6. Darren Little v ""Cyborg"" Santos 7. Anthony Rea v Remus Ciobnu 8. Brad Pickett v Ozzy Haluk 9. Abdul Mohamed v Alexandre Lzidro 10. Dean Bray v Jeremy Bailey
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